Community Guidelines

Community Guidelines

Information and photos posted by the public on Mountain Counseling & Training, Inc. (MCT) social media accounts, including this Facebook page, are not “protected health information” and are not protected by U.S. health privacy laws. This means MCT may share anything you post here on our social media accounts, including but not limited to Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, YouTube, LinkedIn, Yelp and Google+. Before posting about someone else, get that person’s permission and ensure accuracy of information.MCT wants to provide a friendly, informative and engaging community for users of our social media channels, including our blogs, Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Google+ and YouTube pages, and we encourage you to comment and share your opinions and stories in a courteous and respectful manner.

Community ModerationTo maintain a supportive and courteous environment, the following types of comments and posts are prohibited:

Content that is illegal or violates the right of any person or entity including intellectual property, privacy, or publicity rights

Personal attacks on individuals or specific groups

Content that discriminates based on race, creed, age, color, religion, gender, marital status, national origin, income level, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation or any other form of discrimination

Sexual content or links to sexual content

Links to products and services that Mountain Counseling & Training, Inc. does not offer or endorse

Content or encouragement of illegal, harmful or offensive activity

Content for the purposes of promoting a competitor or competitive product

Content that is inappropriate, in poor taste or otherwise contrary to MCT’s core values and the purposes of this forum, in the sole discretion of MCT representatives.

Information here is not a substitute for specific medical adviceThe information we share on our social media channels shouldn’t be considered medical advice. Please discuss all specific medical questions and concerns with your personal health care provider.

Exercise caution when sharing personal informationKeep in mind that once you post something online, it may be read by thousands of others in our online community and beyond.Therefore, we encourage you to use caution when sharing medical information or other personal information on our Facebook page or any of our other social media sites. For your own privacy and protection, please do not share on our page any specifics about your mental health diagnosis, current treatment, treatment history, financial status, or any other information that you and/or your friends and relatives would not want strangers to know. Similarly, you should not post private, personal or sensitive information belonging to or about any other individual or entity.By engaging with our social media networks:

you grant MCT the irrevocable right to reproduce, distribute, publish, display, edit, modify, create derivative works from, and otherwise use all of your posted content for any purpose and in any media without any legal or monetary obligation or consideration to you or the author; and

you guarantee to MCT that you have the right to use and post your content.

All statements and viewpoints expressed in the comments are strictly those of the commenter alone and do not constitute an official position of MCT and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of MCT. MCT is not responsible for, and does not endorse, third party sites or their content.